Mitchell Gudgeon (born April 27, 1986) is a Canadian former international

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player. Raised in

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Gre ...

, Gudgeon was educated at

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and excelled most in basketball growing up. He was the 2004 Sport BC high school athlete of the year and played varsity basketball for the

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. His university degree was in kinesiology and he later completed an MBA from Queen's University. Gudgeon gained two caps as a lock on the

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, against Belgium in Brussels in 2010 and Russia in the

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. He was named in the extended squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gudgeon, Mitch 1986 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Vikes basketball players Queen's University at Kingston alumni

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